Reminder for Families: On March 20, our Board of Education approved a calendar amendment that made May 23 a full day of school. This adjustment was made to add back a few hours to our calendar due to an early dismissal in January. Here's a link to the updated calendar showing May 23 as a full school day!
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2418/mhsd/4386037/2024-2025_School_Calendar_board_approved_2.15.24.pdf
Spring Break!
The Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program at Mountain Home Public Schools was recently presented with the Act 56 Award at the state's annual AGATE Conference. The recipients of this prestigious state-level award are selected based on program standards, background information, community involvement, staff development, program options, curriculum, and innovation. Pictured: Haley Jones from the Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children, GATE teacher Michelle Griffin, GATE Coordinator Stephanie Hughes, GATE teacher Amanda Rayburn, and AGATE president Tim Smithey. Additional Mountain Home GATE teacher Toni Hamby was not pictured.
Bomber Update: https://youtu.be/jzuFz3YiZCw
Join us for a fun family reading event as part of Read to Succeed, an initiative to
provide literacy resources and encourage family engagement. Come enjoy lunch, fun
activities and a special book reading. All families will receive a take-home bag with
literacy resources, including a book.
Bus 62 will run as normal this afternoon.
Last week, two groups of sophomores stopped by NWH to earn some community service hours. The students helped sort through games and materials in the old Parent Center to help make room for a new STEM/Makerspace Lab. Miss Rayburn, the K-2 GATE teacher, cannot say enough how thankful she is for the great work done in only two hours by these hardworking students! Thanks for giving back to our little Bombers!
Big Thanks to Mountain Home McDonald's for donating pies to staff at Hackler on Friday for Pi (3.14) Day!
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Zane finished first and Finley finished third in the individual testing for the AR Personal Finance Challenge! Now the team will represent Arkansas in Atlanta in June. Way to go, kids! And big thanks to their sponsor, Mr. Caststeel!
The MHHS band earned Superior First Division ratings and another Sweepstakes Award for superior performance in marching, concert, and sightreading for the 2024-2025 school year. Way to go!
Mountain Home Junior High staff collaborated to create a cross-curricular unit based on the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Students acted out one of the scenes in the book: whitewashing a fence the way Tom did. Science classes made posters about the medicinal remedies that would have been used in that time period. Art students created grave stones as a way to bring the book’s graveyard scene to life. Business classes calculated how much the boo’s “treasure” would have been worth today. Arkansas History classes researched the area where the book was based, and American History students created poster displays as a final project. The unit was topped off with a trip to Blanchard Springs Caverns, which gave the students an experience similar to the cave scene in the book. We are so proud of the hard work of both students and staff on this project!
Enjoy this week's Bomber Update: https://youtu.be/lEGyEobTZlU
Academy Reps came to Pinkston and presented on the different academies at the high school, explained the career options in each, and presented on the organizations students can join. As always, Pinkston students enjoyed getting to meet the reps and appreciated all the information they presented.
February's FSB leadership award winner was James Breedlove. Here is why he was selected as the winner for the month:
"James is always smiling and has a positive attitude when he comes to class. It doesn't matter how much work we have to do or how hard it is, he is always ready to work. James finishes his work, asks what else he can do when he is done and often spends his extra class time helping others around him that do not understand. James is an amazing young man and deserves this award."
Congratulations to James and big thanks to First Security Bank for this kind gesture each month!
Thanks to Mrs. Benton, our special education director, for coordinating this event and sharing with KTLO! We hope to see our parents of students with special needs tomorrow evening!
https://www.ktlo.com/2025/03/12/13-vendors-providing-resources-to-students-available-at-guy-berry-college-thursday/
Pinkston Middle School competed in the 2025 AGFC State Archery tournament on Friday in Hot Springs. Pinkston's archery team finished 21st in the state with a season high team score of 2965 points. 7th grade archer, Case Hardin, scored a personal best 287 out of 300 points possible to finish 4th overall in the Middle School division.
Arkansas State Archery tournament results can be found at nasptournaments.org.
Hackler Intermediate School competed in the 2025 AGFC State Archery tournament on Friday in Hot Springs. Hackler’s archery team finished 11th in the state with a season high team score of 2697 points. Thirteen archers shot their personal best including Abigail Bryant who led the team with 237 points. The top boys score was 236 shot by Eli Carlisle.
Arkansas State Archery tournament results can be found at nasptournaments.org.
Join us for a fun family reading event as part of Read to Succeed, an initiative to
provide literacy resources and encourage family engagement. Come enjoy lunch, fun
activities and a special book reading. All families will receive a take-home bag with
literacy resources, including a book.
Congratulations to the Mountain Home High School Career Academies February 2025 Support Staff Member, Students, and Teachers of the Month sponsored by Dirty Drawers Laundromat!
Support Staff: Mrs. Amber Sutton
ACME Student of the Month: Olivia Fosness
ACME Teacher of the Month: Señor Rodriguez
CAB Student of the Month: Malakhi Rivera
CAB Teachers of the Month: Mrs. Kathy Wham
HHS Student of the Month: Barrett Miller
HHS Teacher of the Month: Mr. Trevor Proctor
AP Language Food Truck Rhetoric Challenge!
Mrs. Drewry’s AP English Language students took their rhetorical analysis skills to the next level with an exciting Food Truck Project!
After diving deep into MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and analyzing his powerful rhetorical choices, students put their persuasion skills to the test—this time with food!
Each of the 23 groups crafted a food truck concept complete with a name, slogan, menu, and one delicious sample item for the judges to taste. From ethos-infused entrees to pathos-packed presentations, these students served up both flavor and rhetoric in an unforgettable way!
